Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Armeria splendens (Lag. & Rodr.) Webb |
Bibliography | Iter Hispan.: 18 (1838) |
Native Range | s. Spain (Sierra Nevada) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-3200m |
Description | leaves 7-15mm, linear, obtuse, uninerved, flat, thick, margins scabrous, involucre 8-12mm, bracts yellow-green, ovate or suborbiculate |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | rose, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria australis var. splendens (Lag. & Rodr.) Boiss. Armeria caespitosa var. splendens (Lag. & Rodr.) Vicioso & Beltrán Armeria juniperifolia var. splendens (Lag. & Rodr.) G.H.M.Lawr. Armeria maritima var. splendens (Lag. & Rodr.) Bernis Statice juniperifolia Boiss. Statice splendens Lag. & Rodr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |